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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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